We're fucked.

Post #436,914 by InThane 11/2/20 7:31:07 AM 11/2/20 7:31:07 AM Reply	We're fucked. Multiple scenarios: 1. Trump wins, Republicans keep the Senate. 2. Biden wins, Republicans keep the Senate. 3. Biden wins, Democrats gain the Senate Scenario 1, we're fucked. Scenario 2: Republicans sit on their hands and refuse to authorize anything. Any attempt to bypass them by executive order is suddenly found unconstitutional by a highly activist court. Two years later, Republicans run a successful media campaign about what an awful commie mutant traitor Biden & Harris are, and how they've failed America. 2024 Nehemiah Scudder wins the election and US democracy is over. We're fucked. Scenario 3: Trump fires the entire federal government in late November/early December. as soon as it becomes apparent he's lost. COVID-19 ravages the country with no strong central leadership to coordinate. Members of the 104th keyboard brigade mostly just make strong noises on teh intarwebs about how commie mutant traitors are taking over the country, but a few of them actually go into meatspace and start shooting liberals, and given that 30% of the country is part of the 104th keyboard brigade, a few is a lot more than we'd like. Police ignore them, administer beatdowns to PoC and liberals. Biden takes office, and due to the total shitshow that he has to rebuild from scratch is blamed for the utter destruction wrought by the prior admin. Nehemiah Scudder wins in 2024. We're fucked. use std::option::sig
Post #436,917 by drook 11/2/20 9:24:04 AM 11/2/20 9:24:04 AM Reply	Yeah, I've been thinking about what he'll do as a lame duck Assuming Biden is eventually recognized as the victor, no matter how long they draw it out there would be some amount of time where Trump is undeniably on his way out, but is also undeniably still in charge of very many things. Whether he takes that time to ratfuck the entire country on behalf of his own personal interests, or just to fuck the Democrats out of spite - or for that matter to fuck the Republicans out of spite - he will have the time and the authority to make an incalculable mess. -- Drew
Post #436,942 by Another Scott 11/2/20 5:11:04 PM 11/2/20 5:11:04 PM Reply	There are laws that constrain the transition. https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/09/despite-presidents-comments-transition-efforts-required-law-are-underway/168893/ Presidential transition efforts, as required by law, have been underway within the Trump administration for almost a year, despite President Trump’s recent non-committal to a peaceful changeover. [...] Despite the uncertainty over Trump’s intentions, the presidential transition, which is enshrined in various laws, began last November and, so far, the administration has met its statutory requirements, such as designating space to the Biden campaign, establishing a White House coordinating committee and council of agency transition directors and submitting reports to Congress six and three months ahead of the election. The first transition law was passed in 1963, but the process has evolved and grown lengthier over the years, especially after the 2000 election because the recount of Florida’s votes and Supreme Court case shortened the transition time, Ed Ingle, president of the consulting firm New Lantern partners who was the Cabinet coordination director for President George W. Bush’s transition in 2000, noted. [...] Lots of his minions are going to be looking over their shoulders, not wanting to end up under the microscope of Uncle Joe's Justice Department. I expect the criming to drop off rapidly after Tuesday. We'll see. Cheers, Scott.

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